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The Lawhead Team would like to share which home improvements have the best pay off.
Home Improvements That Pay Off
Here’s a look at this year’s trends for popular remodeling projects and how this projects retain resale value in the Pacific region of the country for mid-range homes.
- Entry Door Replacement (steel)
- Job Cost: $1,366
- Resale Value $1,683
- Cost Recouped: 123.0%
- Deck Addition (wood)
- Job Cost: $11,6685
- Resale Value: $11,828
- Cost Recouped: 101.2%
- Attic Bedroom
- Job Cost: $60,675
- Resale Value: $55,646
- Cost Recouped: 91.7%
- Bathroom Remodel
- Job Cost: $19,438
- Resale Value: $16,681
- Cost Recouped: 85.8%
- Window Replacement (wood)
- Job Cost: $12,489
- Resale Value: $11,911
- Cost Recouped: 95.4%
- Two-Story Addition
- Job Cost: $183,801
- Resale Value: $136,524
- Cost Recouped: 74.3%
- Garage Door Replacement
- Job Cost: $1,756
- Resale Value: $1,929
- Cost Recouped: 110.0%
- Deck Addition (composite)
- Job Cost: $17,484
- Resale Value: $13,995
- Cost Recouped: 80.0%
- Sunroom Addition
- Job Cost: $83,694
- Resale Value: $47,488
- Cost Recouped: 56.7%
- Bathroom Addition
- Job Cost: $45,635
- Resale Value: $33,715
- Cost Recouped: 73.9%
- Window Replacement (vinyl)
- Job Cost: $11,465
- Resale Value: $10,372
- Cost Recouped: 90.5%
Source: Remodeling “2015 Cost vs. Value Report”
